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Advertisement Business US urges G20 countries to allow AI training on creators' work Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang speaks at the G20 Innovation Ministerial summit as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick listens, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang speaks at the G20 Innovation Ministerial summit, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 02 Sep 2026 09:02PM (Updated: 02 Sep 2026 11:37PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept 2 : The U.S. urged G20 countries on Wednesday to develop rules governing how AI companies use copyrighted material to train their systems, as major American technology firms face mounting lawsuits over the practice. Companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta have been sued in the U.S. by authors, publishers, media organizations and other creators who allege that the firms misused their work to develop their AI products. Tech firms train their AI models to generate images and text by feeding them vast amounts of data, often including books, music and art. They have argued that using that work to build their AI tools is legal. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the G20 officials at a tech-focused meeting in North Carolina that they should allow AI companies to train their models on creators' work, while finding a way to "protect artists." CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less He said the countries should embrace "fair use," a principle that allows the unauthorized use of copyright-protected works under certain circumstances. "We need frameworks that protect creators and inventors whose ingenuity drives our economies without creating the barriers that prevent the next generation of innovators," Lutnick told the gathering of officials representing G20 countries. Lutnick did not offer specifics on how to accomplish that. The U.S. Justice Department separately on Wednesday filed a brief supporting OpenAI in its dispute with the New York Times and several other newspapers over ​the company's use of their work to train the large language ‌models behind ChatGPT, saying AI training generally makes fair use of copyrighted material. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appeared alongside Lutnick ahead of the Commerce secretary's speech on Wednesday. Huang urged the G20 officials to avoid writing regulations for AI that focus on "theoretical harms," and instead develop rules governing real-world problems connected to the technology. His message echoed those of the Trump administration and other American tech executives who addressed the gathering on Tuesday. Government requirements could hurt the industry's profits if they slow the release of new models or prompt the companies to change how their products perform to address security concerns. Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown also addressed the gathering on Wednesday morning. Palantir's Alex Karp and OpenAI's Sam Altman are on the speaker schedule for the afternoon. Source: Reuters Newsletter Week in Review Subscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in Review Our chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday. Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement